Obit: Wayne Stephens

Obit: Wayne Stephens

November 2nd, 2013 in Obituaries

Location: Ringgold

Wayne Lebron Stephens, 87, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, in a local health care facility. He was a lifelong resident of North Georgia and was a member of Ridgedale Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon. Mr. Stephens had been a bailiff in the Catoosa County Courts and was a draftsman at Eclipse Lookout Boiler. He loved to play softball. Survivors are his wife, Gladys Williams Stephens; son, Michael (Pat) Stephens; daughter, Jan (Darrell) Moses; grandchildren, Tonya Moses, Marc (Amy) Moses, Whitney (Drew) Hood, Christopher Stephens, and Ashley (Kyle) Stephens; great-grandchildren, Shelby Moses, Addison Moses and Kylie Hood. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home chapel with Dr. Bill Owens officiating. Interment in National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Make a Wish Foundation, E. TN, Make-A-Wish Foundation of East Tennessee, P.O. Box 401, Chattanooga, TN 37401, or the Alzheimers Association, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive, Suite 8, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421. Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort with the family and view the memorial tribute. The family will receive friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Funeral Home, Battlefield Parkway.